Gerben Keijzers
Surname: Keijzers
Personal Information
Given names: Gerardus Benedictus Johannus Maria
Qualifications 1997-2001.1 Faculty of Medical Sciences, Catholic University Nijmegen
Medical School, MBBS equivalent
1992 1997 Faculty of Medical Sciences, Catholic University Nijmegen
Biomedical Health Sciences, Masters of Biomedical Health
Sciences, major in Clinical Epidemiology
Working experience
2001: Medical practitioner at Pharma Research Inc., Nijmegen.
26-11-01 until 04-01-02.
2002: Junior House Officer, Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, QLD
2003: Senior House Officer, Gold Coast Hospital. Southport, QLD
2004: Emergency Registrar, Gold Coast Hospital. Southport, QLD
2005: Emergency Registrar, Gold Coast Hospital. Southport, QLD
General Paediatrics and Special Care Nursery 6 months
Accident & Emergency 6 months
2006: Registrar, Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, QLD
Intensive Care Unit, adult 6 months
Retrieval Medicine, Careflight, Bilinga, QLD 6 months
2007: Registrar, Gold Coast Hospital, Southport, QLD
Emergency Department 9 months
Senior registrar, adult Intensive Care Unit 3 months
2008: Senior Registrar, Tweed Heads Hospital, Tweed Heads, NSW
Emergency Department 6 months
2008-current: FACEM, Gold Coast Hospital.
Current Licensing Medical Board of Queensland, Australia:
Authorities Registration Number: 1020130
Medical Board of New South Wales, Australia:
General registration: MPO: 358711
Dutch Board for medical registration (BIG):
Registration Number: 390********
Academic appointments Assistant Professor, BOND Unvirsity. 0.5 appointment
Clinical Lead for Emergency Medicine
Coordinator Evidence based medicine subject
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Griffith University
Language skills English: Verbal: Fluent Writing: Good
German: Verbal: Good Writing: Good
Dutch: Native speaker and writer
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Fellow, # 02801
Memberships
Member Dutch Society for Medicine (KNMG)
Member Dutch Society for Emergency Physicans
Member Grant Review Panel, Queensland Emergency Medcine Research Fund
Courses Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS): May 2004
Early Management of Severe Trauma (EMST): November 2004
Grants Awarded Tertiary Survey Project, QEMRF, $46.552
(Principle Investigator)
ABC (armbanding, barcoding, compliance) - a patient safety project.
QEMRF, $42.200
Associate Invesigator. (Principle Investigator: Dr. D. Spain)
Robina Impact study. QEMRF, $ 60.000
Associate Investigator. (Principle Investigator: dr. J. Lind)
Crilly J, Lind J, Tippett V, O Dwyer M, Peters J, Wallis M, Hitchcock M, Gillespie
B, Chaboyer W, Keijzers G, Bost N, Shiels S. 2008. The Robina Emergency
Department Impact Study. Gold Coast Hospital Research Foundation $8,500.
Crilly J, Lind J, Tippett V, O Dwyer M, Peters J, Wallis M, Hitchcock M, Gillespie
B, Chaboyer W, Keijzers G, Bost N, Sheils S. 2008. The Robina Emergency
Department Impact Study. Queensland Ambulance Service $10,000.
Crilly J, Lind J, Tippett V, O Dwyer M, Peters J, Wallis M, Hitchcock M, Gillespie
B, Chaboyer W, Keijzers G, Bost N, Sheils S. 2008. The Robina Emergency
Department Impact Study. The Australian E-Health Research Centre $25,000
(in-kind).
Research experience
Nov 2008 current. Member of Grant Review Panel for Queensland Emergency
Medicine Research Foundation.
Nov 2009 current. Peer reviewer for 2 medical journals.
June 2007 current. Involvement with the Southern Area Research network.
Involvement with:
1) Robina Emeregency Department Implementation project (REDI)
2) ambulance ramping project
3) HDI data linkage project
Sept 2005 current. Statistical and research support for studies conducted based
at Gold Coast Hospital Emergency Department. Includes involvement in 5-6
projects, including research requirement for Emergency trainees.
November 1998- april 2000. Internship at Dept. of Medicine, University
Hospital Nijmegen. RCT, In vivo study: Effects of caffeine and dipyridamole on
Insulin sensitivity in humans.
September 1997-may 1999: Research assistent, Dept. of Urology, University
Hospital Nijmegen. Tasks: data analysis, reporting.
February-july 97: Research post at Dept. of Urology, University
Hospital Nijmegen. Clinical research on the long-term effects of transurethral
microwave therapy (TUMT 2.0) in patients with prostatic enlargment.
September-december 96: Research post at Cardiovascular Health Research Unit,
Seattle, Washington, USA. Clinical epidemiological research on the risk of
myocardial infarction related with the use of various oral hypoglycemic agents.
Publications 1) Keijzers G.B.J.M, Francisca E.A.E, d Ancona F.C.H, Kiemeney L.A.L.M,
Debruyne F.M.J. and de la Rosette J.J.M.C.H. Long-term follow-up of lower energy
transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT 2.0). J. Urol. 1998; 159(6): 1966-
1972. Disucussion 1972-3.
2) Francisca E.A.E, Keijzers G.B.J.M, d Ancona F.C.H, Debruyne F.M.J. and de la
Rosette J.J.M.C.H. Lower-energy thermotherapy in the treatment of benign prostatic
hyperplasia: long-term follow-up results of a multicenter international study. World J
Urol. 1999; 17(5):279-84.
3) Keijzers, G.B.J.M. Aviptadil. Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs 2001; 2:
545-9.
4) Keijzers G.B.J.M, De Galan B.E, Tack C.J.J, Smits P. Caffeine decreases insulin
sensitivity in humans in vivo. Diabetes Care 2002; 25: 364-9
5) F. Martinese, G. Keijzers, S. Grant J. Lind. How would Australian hospital staff
react to an avian influenza admission, or an influenza pandemic? A survey .
Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2009; 21(1): 12-24.
6) C. Simpson, G. Keijzers, J. Lind. Drug dose calculation abilities of Australian
tertiary hospital doctors, a survey . MJA. 2009; 190 (3): 117-20.
7) G. Smith, F. Vindenes, G. Keijzers, A. Rando. Potential for infection in
orthopaedic practice due to individually packaged screws. Injury. 2009; 40 (2): 163-5
8) E. Burkett E, G. Keijzers, J. Lind. The relationship between blood glucose level
and QTc duration in the critically ill. Crit Care Resusc. 2009; Mar;11(1): 8-13.
9) J. Gerrard, G. Keijzers, C. Vossen, D. McBeth, P. Zhang. Clinical diagnostic
criteria for isolating patients admitted to hospital with suspected pandemic influenza.
The Lancet. 2009; 374 (9702): 1673.
10) D.Graham, B. Parkinson, M. Evans, G. Keijzers, P. Derrington.Nothing to
sneeze at! A study into intra-operative contamination. ANZ J Surg ANZ J Surg
79 (2009) 909 912
11) G. Keijzers, J. Crilly, B. Walters, R. Crawford C. Bell. Does a dedicated
pediatric team wwithin a busy mixed emergency department make a difference
in waiting times, satisfaction and care transition? Pediatric Emergency Care. 26
(4): 274-80.
12) G. Keijzers C. Britton,. Doctors knowledge of patient radiation exposure
from diagnostic Imaging requested in the Emergency Department. Submitted to
Medical Journal of Australia March 2010. Accepted for publication
13) Gedmintas A, Bost N, Keijzers G, Green D, Lind J. Emergency care work units:
A tool to compare emergency department workloads. Sumitted to Emergency
Medicine Australasia March 2010. Accepted for publication
14) Keijzers G, Vossen C, Zang P, Macbeth D, Derrington P, Gerrard J, Doust J.
Campbell D, Hooper J, Bost N; Lang J; Steele M, Crilly J. Predicting Influenza A and
2009 H1N1 Influenza in Patients Admitted to Hospital with Acute Respiratory Illness.
Submitted to Emergency Medicine Journal April 2010. Accepted for publication
15) Boyle J, Sparks R, Keijzers G, Crilly J, Lind J, Ryan L. Predictions and
surveillance of pandemic outbreaks (under review)
16) Boyle J, Crilly J, Keijzers G, Wallis M, Lind J, Sparks R, Ryan L. Influenza
in 2009. What was the Impact on Public Emergency Departments: A 5-Year
Descriptive Study (under review)
17) Crilly J, O Dwyer J, O Dwyer M, Lind J, Peters J, Tippett V, Wallis M,
Bost N, Keijzers G. Linking Ambulance, Emergency Department and Hospital
Admissions Data: Understanding the Emergency Journey (under review)
Published Abstracts:
1) Keijzers G.B.J.M, De Galan B.E, Tack C.J.J, Smits P. Caffeine decreases insulin
sensitivity in humans in vivo. Fundam. Clin. Pharmacol. 14 (2000): 51.
2) J. Crilly, J. Peters, J Lind, V. Tippett, M. O Dwyer, J. O Dwyer, K. Melki, N.
Bost, M. Wallis, G. Keijzers. The Robina ED Impact (REDI) Study : The impact of a
new ED on the ambulance service and existing nearest hospital.. A one month before
and after pilot study. The impact of opening a new emergency department on the
existing local public emergency department.
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation Asia-Pacific
Research Symposium 01 - 02 Jul 2008, Program Guide; Griffith University. 2008;
pp27
3) J Lind, J. Crilly, M. O Dwyer, K. Melki, J. Peters, V. Tippett, J. O Dwyer, N.
Bost, M. Wallis, G. Keijzers.
Data Linkage In The ED. If The Aquarium Down The Road Can Do It, Why
Can't We? 25th Annual Scientfic meeting of the Australian College for
Emergency Medicine. 23 - 27 Nov 2008, In Conference Proceedings; pp49
4) J. Crilly, V. Tippett, M. O Dwyer, J Lind, J. Peters, J. O Dwyer, K. Melki, N.
Bost, M. Wallis, G. Keijzers.
What Happens To Patient Presentations And Ambulance Service Delivery When
Another Emergency Department Opens Within The Same District?
Australian College of Ambulance Professionals 2008 Conference 04 - 06 Sep
2008, Conference Handbook pp38
5) S. Ziada, J. Field, G. Keijzers
Australian Critical Care, Volume 22 (Feb 2009), Issue 1, Pages 48-48
Other:
Supervisor of Masters thesis (MSc) by Charlotte Hall (2008):
"Ultrasound imaging of finger tendons at the bedside in the emergency
department : A pilot study to assess whether it is a feasible and useful
investigation
Acknowledgement for involvement with:
Gunning M, O'Loughlin E, Fletcher M, Crilly J, Hooper M, Ellis DY.Emergency
intubation: a prospective multicentre descriptive audit in an Australian helicopter
emergency medical service. Emerg Med J. 2009 Jan;26(1):65-9.
Conferences Oral presentations:
June 2010, International Conference Emergency Medicine, Singapore. Clinical
pearls from the recent emergency medicine literature.
May 2010, Gold Coast Health Symposium. Are tertiary surveys documented and
performed in trauma patients in a hospital without a dedicated trauma service?
May 2010, Workshop on grant application successCritical Appraisal Workshop,
ACEM Autumn Symposium, Brisbane
April 2009, Critical Appraisal Workshop, ACEM Autumn Symposium, Surfers
Paradise, QLD, AUstralia
January 2000, Dutch Society for Diabetes Research
February 2000, Dutch Pharmacology days, Lunteren.
May 2000, Anglo-Danish-Dutch Diabetes Group (ADDDG), Southhampton, UK
September 2000, European Association for Study of Diabetes, Jerusalem, Israel
Poster presentations:
2010:
Keijzers G, Campbell D, Hooper J, Bost N; Lang J; Steele M, Crilly J. Are tertiary
surveys documented and performed in trauma patients in a hospital without a
dedicated trauma service? International Conference on Emergency Medicine, 9-12
June, Sinagpore
Keijzers G, Vossen C, Zang P, Macbeth D, Derrington P, Gerrard J, Doust J.
Campbell D, Hooper J, Bost N; Lang J; Steele M, Crilly J. Predicting Influenza A and
2009 H1N1 Influenza in Patients Admitted to Hospital with Acute Respiratory
Illness. International Conference on Emergency Medicine, 9-12 June, Sinagpore
Keijzers G, C. Britton,. Doctors knowledge of patient radiation exposure from diagnostic
Imaging requested in the Emergency Department. International Conference on
Emergency Medicine, 9-12 June, Sinagpore
Keijzers G, McGrath M, Bell C. Paediatric Fluid prescription a survey of practice in an
Australian Tertiary Hospital. International Conference on Emergency Medicine, 9-12
June, Sinagpore
Al Saba N, Aroney G, Keijzers G. ECG correlation with angiography in STEMI.
International Conference on Emergency Medicine, 9-12 June, Sinagpore
2009:
C. Britton, G. Keijzers. Doctors knowledge of patient radiation exposure from diagnostic
Imaging requested in the Emergency Department. 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Melbourne.
McGrath M, Keijzers G, Bell C. Paediatric Fluid prescription a survey of practice
in an Australian Tertiary Hospital. 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian
College for Emergency Medicine, Melbourne.
Al Saba N, Aroney G, Keijzers G. ECG correlation with angiography in STEMI. 26th
Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine,
Melbourne.
Egan E, O Donohue P, Crawford R, Poncia H, Keijzers G. Crossing the Divide: Transfers
for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention from a public to private interstate
hospital. Is it possible to meet the National Heart Foundation guidelines for Door to
Balloon times? 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College for Emergency
Medicine, Melbourne.
Butel P.A,Bezzina A, Keijzers G
Near Drowning and subsequent Acute Renal Impairment in the Illawarra.
Near drowning and its complications: A cohort study. Spring Seminar on
Emergency Medicine, 2009
2008:
E. Carri re, G. Keijzers, P. Smits and S. Heckbert.
The risk of myocardial infarction associated with the use of sulfonylurea derivatives.
Meeting of Dutch Society for Pharmacology 2008
S. Ziada, J. Field, G. Keijzers. Outcome of sever pancreatitis in ICU.
33rd Annual ANZICS Meeting, Sydney
P. Butel, A Bezzina, G. Keijzers. Near Drowning/Immersion and subsequent Acute
Renal Impairment in the Illawarra, A cohort study. SSEM 2008
Lind,J.; Crilly,J.; O'Dwyer,J.; Melki,K.; Peters,J.; Tippett,V.; O'Dwyer,M.; Bost,N.;
Wallis,M., and Keijzers,G. Data Linkage In The ED. If The Aquarium Down The
Road Can Do It, Why Can't We?
25th Annual Scientfic meeting of the Australian College for Emergency Medicine. 23
- 27 Nov 2008, pp49
Crilly,J.; Tippett,V.; O'Dwyer,M.; Lind,J.; Peters,J.; O'Dwyer,J.; Melki,K.; Bost,N.;
Wallis,M., and Keijzers,G. What Happens To Patient Presentations And Ambulance
Service Delivery When Another Emergency Department Opens Within The Same
District?
Australian College of Ambulance Professionals 2008 Conference 04 - 06 Sep 2008,
Conference Handbook pp38
Crilly,J.; Peters,J.; Lind,J.; Tippett,V.; O'Dwyer,M.; O'Dwyer,J.; Melki,K.; Bost,N.;
Wallis,M., and Keijzers,G.
The Impact Of A New Emergency Department On Patient Presentation And
Ambulance Service Delivery At The Nerest Hospital: A One Month Before And
After Snapshot
Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice Innovation Asia-Pacific
Research Symposium 01 - 02 Jul 2008, pp27
Prizes and Awards - Academic and Clinical Excellence Award 2010, Griffith School of Medicine.
Teaching staff award
- Merit Award for best poster : Keijzers G, C. Britton,. Doctors knowledge of
patient radiation exposure from diagnostic Imaging requested in the Emergency
Department. International Conference on Emergency Medicine, 9-12 June,
Sinagpore
References Dr. David Green, MD. Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Gold Coast Hospital, 108 Nerang Street, 4215 Southport.. Email:
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Dr. James Lind, MD. Director of Emergency Training.Clinical Director of the
Gold Coast Hospital, 108 Nerang Street, 4215 Southport.. Email:
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